Vocal Big Band Charts (R)

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Title Vocal Key Arranger/Composer Style Notes Instrumentation

Ragtime Cowboy Joe Ab > Bb Dale, Jimmy Swing Vocal Trio Option / Optional Instrumental 4/3/2/3 (S)

Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head G Dentato, John Burt Bacharach / Optional Instrumental 5/4/4/4

Rare Moment Nestico, Sammy Disco Optional SATB Vocals (Eb) 5/4/4/4

Rat Pack Old Favs Medley Various Summerwind, Hey There, Fly Me To The Moon, Roma, etc. / No Vocal Part 4/3/2/3

Reasons C Earth, Wind & Fire / Horn Parts Only / Lyrics Sheet 4/1/1/0

Recipe For Love Eb > E Penticoff Swing Harry Connick Jr. Version 5/4/4/4

Recipe For Love C Stuart, Walt Swing Harry Connick Jr. 5/4/4/3

Red Roses For A Blue Lady C Warrington, Johnny Optional Instrumental 5/3/3/4 (S)

Red-Hot Blues Cooke, Chas L. A Wendell W. Hall Composition / Optional Vocals (F) 5/2/1/2 (S)

Reet Petite F Hyde, Paul (Dr. Bone) Shuffle A Berry Gordy Jr. & Tyran Carlo Composition / Optional Vocal Group 5/4/4/4

Relax Max Eb > F Evans, Shaun Cha-Cha / Merengue Dinah Washington 5/4/4/4

Release Me Db Stuart, Walt 5/4/3/3

Respect Bb Holmes, Roger Soul Rock Recorded by Aretha Franklin 5/4/4/4

Retrato Em Branco E Preto Em Campbell, Mike Bossa Nova Antonio Carlos Jobim 5/4/4/4

Rhumboogie F Schoen, Vic Boogie Woogie Optional Instrumental 4/3/3/4

Rhythm Is Gonna Get You, The Em Brown, JRA Cuban Rock Gloria Estefan / Lyrics Sheet 5/4/4/4

Rhythm Is Our Business Whibley, Burnell Quickstep Jimmie Lunceford, Sammy Cahn & Saul Kaplan / Optional Vocal Chorus (Eb) 5/3/2/4

Rhythm Is Our Business Whibley, Burnell Quickstep Jimmie Lunceford, Sammy Cahn & Saul Kaplan / Optional Vocal Chorus (Eb) 5/4/4/4

Ricochet Eb Warrington, Johnny Bounce Optional Instrumental 5/3/3/4 (S)

Ridin’ High C Mason, Jack Fox-Trot Cole Porter / “RED, HOT AND BLUE” Musical / Optional Instrumental 4/3/2/4 (S)

River Stay Away From My Door Bb > C Swing A Mort Dixon & Harry Woods Composition 5/4/3/4

Rock Around The Clock C Spencer, Richard Boogie Shuffle Bill Haley & The Comets / Lyrics Sheet 5/4/4/4

Rock Around The Clock (We’re Gonna) Bbm > Bb Barovick, Fred Rock 4/3/2/4 (S)

Rock Around The Clock (We’re Gonna) Fm > F Barovick, Fred Rock 4/3/2/4 (S)

Rock The Boat G Spencer, Richard Bump The Hues Corp. 5/4/4/4

Rock This Town G Davis, Ron Swing As Recorded by Brian Setzer’s Swingin’ Big Band / Lyrics Sheet 5/4/4/4

Rock-A-Bye Your Baby (With A Dixie Melody) F Wolpe, Dave Substitute Tenor Sax Solo 5/4/4/4

Rocks In My Bed Bb Berger, David Swing Ballad Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn 5/3/3/4

Roll ‘Em Pete Bb Blues Joe Turner / Count Basie Orchestra / Lyrics Sheet 5/4/4/4

Rosalie Db Lally, Jimmy Cole Porter / Optional Instrumental 5/3/2/4

Rose Room Ab Clinton, Larry Vocal Trio Option / Optional Instrumental 4/3/2/4 (S)

Rose, The C Stuart, Walt 5/4/4/4

Rosetta Gordon, Ralph Swing Earl Hines & Henri Wood / Optional Vocals (F) / No Drums Part 4/3/2/3

Rosita Lally, Jimmy Tango Optional Vocals (iDm) 5/3/2/4 (S)

Round Midnight Cm Kerr, Anita Ballad Optional Group Vocal 5/3/3/4

Round Midnight Am Stuart, Walt Ballad Lyrics Sheet / Substitute Clarinet or Bb Instrument Solo 5/4/4/4

Round Midnight Am Lyrics Sheet 5/4/4/4

Round Midnight Cm Lyrics Sheet 5/4/4/4

Route 66 F Amy, Matt Blues 5/4/4/4

Route 66 C > F Burger, Eric Swing 5/4/4/4

Route 66 G Hyde, Paul (Dr. Bone) Shuffle From the Library of the Johnny Spice Swing Orchestra / Vocal Trio Option 5/4/4/4

Route 66 F Troup, Bobby 5/4/4/4

Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer C Amy, Matt Swing 5/4/4/4

Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer Warrington, Johnny Fox-Trot Optional Vocals (C) 5/3/3/4 (S)

Rum And Coca-Cola Alexander, Van Samba Optional Vocals (Eb) 5/3/3/4 (S)

Instrumentation

5/4/4/4 = 5 woodwinds/4 trumpets/4 trombones/4 rhythm

5/5/4/3 = 5 woodwinds/5 trumpets/4 trombones/3 rhythm

4/3/2/4 (S) = 4 woodwinds/3 trumpets/2 trombones/4 rhythm (optional strings)

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